Re: Anyone here from Germany? What exactly are your electricity costs?
I'll tell you a secret - in fact, the whole world is indebted to each other, and "to that uncle" 
The level of debt is not a one-size-fits-all indicator. For example, we take the United States - domestic debt - more expensive than half of the world! And the external one - with the cost as the second half of the world!
And nothing - the leading economy, politics, the army and much more.
Saudi Arabia - 150,000 million in external debt, and feel great with the highest standard of living!
Now about greatness - well, there are no questions with the greatness of the United States. But why did you decide that Russia is a great country - this is the question, most likely without a logical answer, no offense! A terrorist country, a loser country, a pathetic likeness of North Korea, but what is great here!?
Well, in essence the topic: "If Germany and France want to be large industrial countries in Europe, then they have 2 options: to take cheap raw materials and electricity in Russia or try to become energy independent, and build nuclear power plants, develop the coal industry and other non-environmentally friendly industries. "
And tell me, why did you get the idea that raw materials are only in Russia, and that in Russia it is cheap? The fits of hysteria of the Kremlin dwarf showed that economic terrorism is a common thing for Russia, and it will set prices as it wants. And if Britain, the USA and part of Europe had not taken up the matter now, the Kremlin ghouls would have already poisoned everyone in the EU against Russian gas with a "newcomer"!
The problem is that "raw materials are available only in Russia, and only in Russia they are cheap! If you study the history of the formation of the oil and gas market in Europe, you will be surprised how, since the 50-60s of the last century, the USSR "invested" in bribing state officials and "West Berlin", and France and Italy and many others. It is the corrupt monopolization of the industry of some countries that has led to the current situation! There are no cheap resources from Russia - there are corrupt politicians, corruption, and a lot of interesting but not yet published facts for the public , about some personalities from the very top of the political Olympus of Europe in the second half of the 20th century.
Now for Europe, even in Russia, there are no more cheap raw materials and energy. Say thanks to the Poles, who two years ago won a lawsuit against Gazprom in order to receive gas at a spot price, and not at the price of long-term contracts. After that, the spot gas price was very low for a while and the Poles made a short-term profit from the court decision, but now the situation has changed. Only Serbia in Europe has a good long-term contract with Gazprom (about $400 per thousand cubic meters of gas), the rest of the countries are forced to buy gas at a spot price, which has already fixed itself at over $3,000 per thousand cubic meters. A dozen large European fertilizer plants have already been forced to stop their work and this is just the beginning. By winter, the entire energy-intensive industry of the European Union will be completely paralyzed.The level of debt is not a one-size-fits-all indicator. For example, we take the United States - domestic debt - more expensive than half of the world! And the external one - with the cost as the second half of the world!
And nothing - the leading economy, politics, the army and much more.
Saudi Arabia - 150,000 million in external debt, and feel great with the highest standard of living!
Now about greatness - well, there are no questions with the greatness of the United States. But why did you decide that Russia is a great country - this is the question, most likely without a logical answer, no offense! A terrorist country, a loser country, a pathetic likeness of North Korea, but what is great here!?
Well, in essence the topic: "If Germany and France want to be large industrial countries in Europe, then they have 2 options: to take cheap raw materials and electricity in Russia or try to become energy independent, and build nuclear power plants, develop the coal industry and other non-environmentally friendly industries. "
And tell me, why did you get the idea that raw materials are only in Russia, and that in Russia it is cheap? The fits of hysteria of the Kremlin dwarf showed that economic terrorism is a common thing for Russia, and it will set prices as it wants. And if Britain, the USA and part of Europe had not taken up the matter now, the Kremlin ghouls would have already poisoned everyone in the EU against Russian gas with a "newcomer"!
The problem is that "raw materials are available only in Russia, and only in Russia they are cheap! If you study the history of the formation of the oil and gas market in Europe, you will be surprised how, since the 50-60s of the last century, the USSR "invested" in bribing state officials and "West Berlin", and France and Italy and many others. It is the corrupt monopolization of the industry of some countries that has led to the current situation! There are no cheap resources from Russia - there are corrupt politicians, corruption, and a lot of interesting but not yet published facts for the public , about some personalities from the very top of the political Olympus of Europe in the second half of the 20th century.